. American engineer and railroad journal . supplied with air by a pump under-neath the car driven by an electric motor. The locomotive has been designed so as lo be utilizedwith any method of electric traction. It can lie used withthe trolley system, the third rail system, the Westingbouseelectro-magnetic system, and can also be utilized in con-nection with the Teala polyphase system. Since it has become knosvn that the Baldwin-Westing-house companies are constructing eleclric locomotives, en-quiries have conae from all over the world for such ma-chines, indicating the wonderful demand there i
. American engineer and railroad journal . supplied with air by a pump under-neath the car driven by an electric motor. The locomotive has been designed so as lo be utilizedwith any method of electric traction. It can lie used withthe trolley system, the third rail system, the Westingbouseelectro-magnetic system, and can also be utilized in con-nection with the Teala polyphase system. Since it has become knosvn that the Baldwin-Westing-house companies are constructing eleclric locomotives, en-quiries have conae from all over the world for such ma-chines, indicating the wonderful demand there is for suchengines when manufactured by well Iinown and reliablefirms. Centrifugal Sand-Uixing Machine. The Arm of William Sellen. & Company. , basrecentlybrought out a simple and effectivesand-mixing machine, that has resulted in a great saving oflabor wherever used, besides more thoroughly mixing tbesand for the molder. At a recent meeting ot the Foundry-mens Association, Mr. A. E. Outerbrldge read a paper on. Fir. Miiing Mac molding sand In which he described tbe machine, and thefollowing quotations from bis paper stat« tbe conditionswhich led up to it-s introduction : Whatever special proportious of sand are used In foun-dries tbe same necessity exists in all for thoroughly mixingthe old and new materials, and until comparatively recentlythe old methods of riddling and (Bading were adhered to. A 48 AMERICAN ENGINEER, CAR BUILDER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. March, ,896 few veara ago Ihe firm ot Williaiu Selkrs & Company preparation otmoldiDKandcore^aDdthe aid oT cenlntujral (orce. Tbe llrsi machioe wa« *) crude olfiirlinl when tbe correetness ol beprnciple ai demonstrated the PP^? f.,;^^ucd Jreallv iotproved. This, now iBorouKh. practtcnl and.» __[,(,ted Ibealtenllon ot visitors attarmusJ were made at ihe aolicltation or tberesotseveraJof the larKCSl CHtabliibtuents InPhiladelphia These Utile mach
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